Lin Yang-kang
{{Short description|Taiwanese politician (1927–2013)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Lin|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lin Yang-kang
| native_name = {{lang|zh-hant|{{nobold|林洋港}}}}
| image = 林洋港省主席.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Official portrait, 1978
| nationality = Republic of China
| order1 = 6th
| office1 = President of the Judicial Yuan
| term_start1 = 17 April 1987
| term_end1 = 1 September 1994
| appointer1 = Chiang Ching-kuo
| vicepresident1 = Wang Dao-yuan
Lu Yu-wen
| predecessor1 = Huang Shao-ku
| successor1 = Shih Chi-yang
| order2 =
| office2 = 14th Vice Premier of Taiwan
| premier2 = Yu Kuo-hwa
| term_start2 = 1 June 1984
| term_end2 = 1 May 1987
| predecessor2 = Chiu Chuang-huan
| successor2 = Lien Chan
| order3 =
| office3 = 15th Minister of the Interior
| premier3 = Sun Yun-suan
| term_start3 = 25 November 1981
| term_end3 = 1 June 1984
| predecessor3 = Chiu Chuang-huan
| successor3 = Wu Po-hsiung
| order4 =
| office4 = 10th Chairman of the Taiwan Provincial Government
| deputy4 =
| term_start4 = 12 June 1978
| term_end4 = 5 December 1981
| premier4 = Sun Yun-suan
| predecessor4 = Hsieh Tung-min
| successor4 = Lee Teng-hui
| order5 = 3rd
| office5 = Mayor of Taipei
| deputy5 =
| term_start5 = 11 June 1976
| term_end5 = 9 June 1978
| predecessor5 = Chang Feng-hsu
| successor5 = Lee Teng-hui
| order6 =
| office6 = 4th Magistrate of Nantou
| deputy6 =
| term_start6 = 1 February 1967
| term_end6 = 16 June 1972
| predecessor6 = Yang Chao-pi
| successor6 = Ou Shu-wen (acting)
Liu Yu-you
| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|6|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gyochi Village, Niitaka District, Taichū Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Yuchi, Nantou, Taiwan)
| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|4|13|1927|6|10|df=y}}
| death_place = Taichung, Taiwan
| party = Kuomintang {{small|(until 1995; since 2005)}}
| spouse = Chen Ho (陳閤)
| children =
| alma_mater = National Taiwan University (BS)
| signature =
}}
Lin Yang-kang ({{zh|c=林洋港|p=Lín Yánggǎng}} {{IPAc-cmn|l|in|2|-|yang|2|.|g|ang|3}}; 10 June 1927 – 13 April 2013) was a Taiwanese politician. He was born at Sun Moon Lake during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. Some thought he might be Chiang Ching-kuo's successor as head of the Kuomintang (KMT), but after failing to win the KMT's nomination for president in 1996, he became an independent. Lin rejoined the party in 2005, and died in 2013.
Personal life
Lin was born in Niitaka District, Taichū Prefecture (modern-day Nantou County), Taiwan, and graduated from National Taiwan University with a Bachelor of Science degree.{{cite book|title=The International Who's Who 2004|date=2003|publisher=Europa Publications/Psychology Press|isbn=9781857432176|page=[https://archive.org/details/internationalwho2004ond/page/108 108]|url=https://archive.org/details/internationalwho2004ond|url-access=registration|quote=Lin Yang-kang chen ho married.}}
Lin was married to Chen Ho (陳閤) and had one son and three daughters. On 13 April 2013, Lin died at home in Taichung, of intestinal obstruction and organ failure, aged 85.{{cite news|last1=Mo|first1=Yan-chih|title=Former presidential adviser Lin Yang-kang dies at 87|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/04/15/2003559676|accessdate=31 July 2015|work=Taipei Times|date=15 April 2013}}
Political career
Lin began his political career in the 1960s. By 1990, he was a vice-chairman of the Kuomintang. Aligned with the "non-mainstream faction" that aimed to be less confrontational with the People's Republic of China than Lee Teng-hui, Lin tried to replace Lee in the 1990 presidential election, with Chiang Wei-kuo as his running mate.{{cite news|last1=Eliason|first1=Marcus|title=Taiwanese ponder biggest every political choice|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S2lGAAAAIBAJ&pg=928,4108461&dq=lin+yang-kang&hl=en|accessdate=31 July 2015|work=The Daily Gazette|agency=Associated Press|date=19 March 1996}}
He resigned his position as the head of the Judicial Yuan on 1 September 1994 to become a presidential advisor to Lee Teng-hui. Upon taking the appointment, Lin again declared his candidacy for Taiwan's first direct presidential elections, scheduled for 1996.{{cite news|last1=Sheng|first1=Virginia|title=Assembly approves new Judicial Yuan chief as DPP boycotts vote|url=http://taiwantoday.tw/fp.asp?xItem=58539&CtNode=103|accessdate=28 March 2016|work=Taiwan Today|date=26 August 1994|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421212235/http://taiwantoday.tw/fp.asp?xItem=58539&CtNode=103|archivedate=21 April 2016|url-status=dead}} However, he was not chosen as the Kuomintang nominee.{{cite news|title=Veteran KMT heavyweight Lin Yang-kang dies aged 85|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2013/04/15/376061/Veteran-KMT.htm|accessdate=28 March 2016|work=China Post|agency=Central News Agency|date=15 April 2013}} Lin and Chen Li-an resisted calls to join forces and run as the New Party ticket, choosing instead to run separately as independents. After considering Chang Feng-hsu as a running mate, Lin eventually chose former premier Hau Pei-tsun, believing that Hau's background might attract more mainlanders' votes for him.{{cite news|title=Lin Yang-kang y Hau Pei-tsun se presentarán como candidatos a la presidencia|url=http://taiwantoday.tw/noticias/fp.asp?xItem=61092&CtNode=2074&mp=121|accessdate=28 March 2016|work=Taiwan Today|date=1995|language=Spanish}} However, Lin's pro-China and pro-reunification views during the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis caused many Taishang to vote against him,{{cite book|last1=Schubert|first1=Gunter|title=Taiwan and The 'China Impact'|date=2015|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317369158|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jKU0CwAAQBAJ&q=Lin+Yang-kang+pro+unification&pg=PT149}}{{cite book|last1=Yang|first1=Fenggang|title=Chinese Christians in America|date=2010|publisher=Penn State Press|isbn=9780271042527|page=42|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jw1TV4VvY8IC&q=Lin+Yang-kang+pro+unification&pg=PA42}} and the Lin–Hau ticket finished third with 14.9% of the vote.{{cite book|last1=Clarke|first1=Adam W.|title=Taiwan-China: A Most Ticklish Standoff|date=2001|publisher=Nova Publishers|isbn=9781590330074|page=101|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4TfxT2zjqbgC&q=Lin+Yang-kang+pro+unification&pg=PA101}} Chen ran with Wang Ching-feng. Both Chen and Lin were later expelled from the Kuomintang. He retired from political affairs and secluded himself in Taichung after this defeat. Lin resumed membership in the KMT in 2005.
| class=wikitable style="text-align:left; margin:1em auto;" | ||
| colspan=5|1996 Republic of China Presidential Election Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| President Candidate
! Vice President Candidate ! Party ! Votes ! % | ||
| Lee Teng-hui
|align=right|5,813,699 |align=right|54.0 | ||
| Peng Ming-min
| Democratic Progressive Party |align=right|2,274,586 |align=right|21.1 | ||
| Lin Yang-kang
|align=right|1,603,790 |align=right|14.9 | ||
| Chen Li-an
|align=right|1,074,044 |align=right|9.9 | ||
| colspan=3|Invalid/blank votes | align=right|117,160 | |
| colspan=3|Total | align=right|10,883,279 | align=right|100 |
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